Supreme Court Abandons Key Immigration Case After Governor Pardons Convicted Felon

The Supreme Court has ruled that it will no longer hear an oral argument in a case centered on bond rights for noncitizens detained for lengthy periods, effectively making the case moot after New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's pardon of a convicted felon torpedoed a major immigration fight. The ruling comes as Governor Hochul granted clemency to a 22-year-old Honduran man who was facing deportation despite being denied bail. The decision blocks a contentious Supreme Court challenge that aimed to limit bond rights for noncitizens detained by the government.